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Tigers
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
September 25, 1987
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Detroit Tigers, played on September 25, 1987 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 25, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 25, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Tanana |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jimmy Key |
| Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 46,233 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim McKean 1B: Tim McClelland 2B: John Shulock 3B: Ken Kaiser |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Bill Madlock | DH |
| Kirk Gibson | Left Fielder |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Larry Herndon | Right Fielder |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Darrell Evans | First Baseman |
| Tom Brookens | Third Baseman |
| Mike Heath | Catcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Nelson Liriano | Second Baseman |
| Lloyd Moseby | Center Fielder |
| Juan Beniquez | DH |
| George Bell | Left Fielder |
| Cecil Fielder | First Baseman |
| Jesse Barfield | Right Fielder |
| Garth Iorg | Third Baseman |
| Manuel Lee | Shortstop |
| Charlie Moore | Catcher |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
September 25, 1987
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Key
Whitaker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Key
Madlock strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Key
Gibson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Key
Trammell hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Liriano vs. Tanana
Liriano hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Liriano for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Tanana
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops it up and throws to first, with Tanana covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Tanana
Beniquez hits a fly ball into right field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Key
Herndon strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Key
Lemon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moseby. Lemon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Key
Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lemon scores. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brookens vs. Key
Brookens hits a popup towards first. Fielder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heath vs. Key
Heath hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Tanana
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fielder vs. Tanana
Fielder strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barfield vs. Tanana
Barfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Key
Whitaker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Key
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Iorg fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Key
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Iorg fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Key
Trammell takes first base on ball four. Gibson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herndon vs. Key
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lee fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Tanana
Iorg hits a fly ball into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Tanana
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Tanana
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tanana fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Liriano vs. Tanana
Liriano hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tanana fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Key
Lemon hits a popup towards short. Lee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Key
Evans hits a popup towards first. Fielder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Key
Brookens hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Tanana
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell misplays the ball. That's an error on Trammell. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Tanana
Beniquez hits a fly ball into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Tanana
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fielder vs. Tanana
Fielder hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moseby moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Barfield vs. Tanana
Barfield takes first base on ball four. Fielder moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Iorg vs. Tanana
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Key
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Iorg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Key
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lee scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Key
Madlock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Liriano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Tanana
Lee hits a fly ball into right field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Tanana
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Liriano vs. Tanana
Liriano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Key
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Key juggles the ball. That's an error on Key. Gibson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trammell vs. Key
Trammell bunts towards third. Iorg fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gibson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Herndon vs. Key
Herndon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gibson scores. Trammell moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Key
Lemon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fielder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Key
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brookens vs. Key
Brookens hits a popup towards first. Fielder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Tanana
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Tanana
Beniquez hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Tanana
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Key
Heath bunts towards third. Iorg fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Key
Whitaker hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Key
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Liriano fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Key
Gibson hits a popup towards short. Lee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Tanana
Fielder is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Tanana
Barfield hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Herndon. Barfield reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Iorg vs. Tanana
Iorg hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Tanana
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Barfield moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moore vs. Tanana
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Key
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Key
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lee scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Key
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Iorg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Liriano vs. Noles
Dickie Noles now pitching. Pat Sheridan now playing right field.
Liriano hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Noles
Moseby hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Noles
Rance Mulliniks pinch hits for Juan Beniquez.
Mulliniks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Noles
Lou Thornton pinch runs for Rance Mulliniks.
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Key
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Liriano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Key
Brookens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Key
Heath hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brookens moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitaker vs. Musselman
Jeff Musselman now pitching.
Whitaker hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Madlock vs. Musselman
Madlock takes first base on ball four. Brookens moves to third. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gibson vs. Musselman
Gibson hits a line drive towards short. Lee reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Noles
Ernie Whitt pinch hits for Cecil Fielder.
Whitt hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Noles
Barfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Hernandez
Guillermo Hernandez now pitching. Rick Leach pinch hits for Garth Iorg.
Leach hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sheridan. Leach reaches second base with a double. Barfield moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lee vs. Hernandez
Kelly Gruber pinch runs for Rick Leach.
Lee hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sheridan who is chasing the ball. Lee reaches third base with a triple. Barfield scores. Gruber scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Upshaw vs. Henneman
Mike Henneman now pitching. Willie Upshaw pinch hits for Charlie Moore.
Upshaw is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Liriano vs. Henneman
Liriano is walked intentionally. Upshaw moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Moseby vs. Henneman
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker misplays the ball. That's an error on Whitaker. Lee scores. Upshaw moves to third. Liriano moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/25/1987 -- Detroit at Toronto (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Whitaker L, 2b 5 0 2 0 Liriano N, 2b 4 0 0 0
Madlock B, dh 4 0 0 0 Moseby L, cf 5 0 0 0
Gibson K, lf 5 1 0 0 Beniquez J, dh 3 0 0 0
Trammell A, ss 3 0 1 0 Mulliniks R, ph 0 0 0 0
Herndon L, rf 4 0 1 1 Thornton L, pr 0 0 0 0
Sheridan P, rf 0 0 0 0 Bell G, lf 4 0 1 0
Lemon C, cf 4 1 1 0 Fielder C, 1b 3 0 1 0
Evans D, 1b 4 0 1 1 Whitt E, ph 1 0 0 0
Brookens T, 3b 4 0 1 0 Barfield J, rf 3 1 2 0
Heath M, c 4 0 2 0 Iorg G, 3b 3 0 0 0
Leach R, ph 1 0 1 0
Gruber K, pr 0 1 0 0
Lee M, ss 4 1 2 2
Moore C, c 3 0 1 0
Upshaw W, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 2 9 2 34 3 8 2
Detroit 010 001 000 -- 2
Toronto 000 000 003 -- 3
1 out when winning run was scored.
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Tanana F 7.0 5 0 0 1 2
Noles D 1.1 1 1 1 1 0
Hernandez W (L)* 0.0 2 2 1 0 0
Henneman M 0.0 0 0 0 2 0
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Key J 8.1 9 2 1 1 3
Musselman J (W) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Trammell A, Key J, Whitaker L
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Detroit 10, Toronto 10
2B -- Lemon C, Barfield J, Leach R
3B -- Lee M
T -- 2:52
A -- 46233
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